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js--context-transition"> <div class="constraint page-layout -has-no-aside"> <div class="page-body"> <header class="page-section project-information"> <div class="header"> <h1 class="title">AA Roadservice</h1> <div class="client rich-text -secondary-font-family -smaller"> NZ Automobile Association </div> </div> <div class="body"> <div class="rich-text"> <p><span>The </span><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://aa.co.nz/" target="_blank">NZ Automobile Association</a><span> asked us to design and build an app for AA R<span>oadservice Members, offering them an alternative method to </span>request roadside assistance</span><span>. The app remembers the Member’s details, delivers the GPS location of the breakdown, sends status updates pertaining to response times, facilitates recording the specifics of an accident, and provides details of nearby garages and services (and a torch!). The app has additionally been rolled out to AA partner companies, each with its own branded interface, and we have led the design process for the Android version of each app.</span></p> </div> <p><a class="external-link" target="_blank" href="https://itunes.apple.com/nz/app/aa-roadservice/id608593953">In the App Store</a></p> </div> </header> <section class="page-section project-media"> <figure class="mediaitem deviceset -is-double"> <div class="device js--device -phone -portrait" data-device-type="phone"> <div class="bezel js--bezel"> <div class="ratio js--ratio"> <div class="mask"> <img data-aspect-ratio="1.7786666666666666" src="/assets/resized/sm/upload/ek/dc/p1/l8/Simulator%20Screen%20Shot%2013.09.2016%2C%203.56.30%20PM-0-850-0-0.jpg?k=1a1ed8d337" alt="Detail image for AA Roadservice 1" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="device js--device -phone -portrait" data-device-type="phone"> <div class="bezel js--bezel"> <div class="ratio js--ratio"> <div class="mask"> <img 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